Dunkirk City School District, NY (3609420) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Dunkirk City School District, NY (3609420)
-- DP2 Social Characteristics

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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Dunkirk City School District, NY based on the 2009 American Community Survey. See related sections General Demographics, Economic Characteristics and Housing Characteristics. See usage notes located at the bottom of the report.

-- Table/Item --	Value	Percent
Total households	5,950	100.0
Family households (families)	3,493	58.7
With own children under 18 years	1,690	28.4
Married-couple family	2,214	37.2
With own children under 18 years	924	15.5
Male householder, no wife present, family	356	6.0
With own children under 18 years	116	1.9
Female householder, no husband present, family	923	15.5
With own children under 18 years	650	10.9
Nonfamily households	2,457	41.3
Householder living alone	2,037	34.2
65 years and over	964	16.2

Households with one or more people under 18 years	1,866	31.4
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	1,692	28.4

Average household size	2.24
Average family size	2.92

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	13,338	100.0
Householder	5,950	44.6
Spouse	2,218	16.6
Child	3,907	29.3
Other relatives	572	4.3
Nonrelatives	691	5.2
Unmarried partner	405	3.0

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	5,476	100.0
Never married	2,171	39.6
Now married, except separated	2,420	44.2
Separated	102	1.9
Widowed	235	4.3
Divorced	548	10.0

Females 15 years and over	5,904	100.0
Never married	1,512	25.6
Now married, except separated	2,332	39.5
Separated	321	5.4
Widowed	879	14.9
Divorced	860	14.6

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	85	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	15	17.6
Per 1,000 unmarried women	9
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	27
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	0
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	60
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	3

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	199	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	86	43.2
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	0	0.0
1 or 2 years	25	12.6
3 or 4 years	0	0.0
5 or more years	61	30.7

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	86	43.2
Who are female	53	26.6
Who are married	61	30.7

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	3,013	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	172	5.7
Kindergarten	143	4.7
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	1,423	47.2
High school (grades 9-12)	809	26.9
College or graduate school	466	15.5

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	9,455	100.0
Less than 9th grade	487	5.2
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,202	12.7
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	3,609	38.2
Some college, no degree	1,561	16.5
Associate's degree	958	10.1
Bachelor's degree	869	9.2
Graduate or professional degree	769	8.1

Percent high school graduate or higher	82.1
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	17.3

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	10,741	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,312	12.2

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	13,757	100.0
Same house	12,425	90.3
Different house in the U.S.	1,276	9.3
Same county	1,087	7.9
Different county	189	1.4
Same state	49	0.4
Different state	140	1.0
Abroad	56	0.4

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	13,896	100.0
Native	13,523	97.3
Born in United States	12,770	91.9
State of residence	11,051	79.5
Different state	1,719	12.4
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	753	5.4
Foreign born	373	2.7

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	373	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	135	36.2
Not a U.S. citizen	238	63.8

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	1,126	100.0

Native	753	66.9
Entered 2000 or later	199	17.7
Entered before 2000	554	49.2

Foreign born	373	33.1
Entered 2000 or later	187	16.6
Entered before 2000	186	16.5

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	373	100.0
Europe	71	19.0
Asia	71	19.0
Africa	12	3.2
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	157	42.1
Northern America	62	16.6

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	13,084	100.0
English only	10,867	83.1
Language other than English	2,217	16.9
Speak English less than "very well"	687	5.3
Spanish	1,886	14.4
Speak English less than "very well"	584	4.5
Other Indo-European languages	299	2.3
Speak English less than "very well"	79	0.6
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	32	0.2
Speak English less than "very well"	24	0.2
Other languages	0	0.0
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	13,896	100.0
American	178	1.3
Arab	149	1.1
Czech	0	0.0
Danish	60	0.4
Dutch	221	1.6
English	951	6.8
French (except Basque)	194	1.4
French Canadian	89	0.6
German	2,968	21.4
Greek	12	0.1
Hungarian	32	0.2
Irish	1,321	9.5
Italian	2,381	17.1
Lithuanian	10	0.1
Norwegian	9	0.1
Polish	4,405	31.7
Portuguese	0	0.0
Russian	27	0.2
Scotch-Irish	116	0.8
Scottish	246	1.8
Slovak	33	0.2
Subsaharan African	52	0.4
Swedish	323	2.3
Swiss	25	0.2
Ukrainian	16	0.1
Welsh	57	0.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	13	0.1

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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